In the Transcarpathian region, at the Maly Berezny customs post on the Ukrainian-Slovak border today, October 3, customs officers prevented the illegal export of ancient musical instruments that may be of cultural and historical value.
We are talking about two violins from the 18th and 19th centuries, which a 69-year-old Ukrainian carried in a vehicle using fake documents across the border along the “green corridor,” the press service of the State Customs Service reports.
Currently, the driver gives explanations, and customs prepares reports to law enforcement agencies about an illegal act containing signs of a criminal offense. If the cultural value of musical instruments is confirmed, the violation will be qualified under Art. 201 of the Criminal Code as smuggling of cultural property, the department notes.
The items of the offense were confiscated, and their value will be determined by an expert.
Source: Racurs
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